Jacob walked away limping, but he did not walk away without God. Looking back at missed moments, fatherhood, and decisions I wish I could make again, I am learning that grace gives us a reason to live differently today.
How long must I be punished? After more than a year separated from my children, stalled reconciliation, and consequences that stretch years into the future, I’m wrestling with injustice, forgiveness, fatherhood, and what it means to trust God while I wait.
A good heart report brought relief, but turning 55—the age my father never got past—raised a harder question: What am I doing with the time God has given me?
Some nights, nothing is technically wrong enough to explain how heavy everything feels. This is what carrying pressure nobody could see taught me about giving it to God — and having to give it to Him again the next day.
A little collection with a big story: how one squishy cube from my daughter turned into a running joke with my grandkids — and something I hope they remember long after they forget which cube was my favorite.
I thought I knew how my story was supposed to go: marriage, children, career, family, and growing old together. Then life changed. This is what I’m learning about loss, bitterness, tomorrow, and trusting God with a story I never expected.
Parental alienation can create a painful distance between a parent and child. In this letter to my three boys, I explain why they should never feel forced to choose between their parents, why our separation is not their fault, and why I will never stop being their dad.
Every father hopes his children know they are deeply loved. In this personal letter to my youngest son, I reflect on treasured memories, encourage him to keep following Christ, and remind him that nothing can separate a father’s love from his child.
A year after being separated from his family, a father writes an honest letter to his oldest son about faith, forgiveness, unconditional love, and the hope that one day they’ll fish together again.
When biblical parenting meets today’s legal system, Christian parents face difficult questions. Discover what Scripture teaches about discipline, how Ohio law approaches corporal punishment, and the lessons one father’s experience can teach us all.